Winding and reeling device



Mam}! 1950 G. JEFFREYYS 2,501,399

WINDING AND REELING DEVICE Filed April 9, 1946 Patented Mar. 21, 1950UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDING AND REELING DEVICE Lloyd G. Jeflreys, Meadow, Tex.

Application April 9, 1946, Serial No. 660,757

2 Claims.

This invention relates to devices for winding and reeling wire and thelike.

An object of this invention is to provide a device which is readilyattachable to and detachable from a power operated vehicle such as atractor, and carries means whereby through power derived from thetractor, wire may be conveniently reeled and unreeled as desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a winding and reelingdevice which is simple to construct and which is inexpensive and quiteeffective in operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device for winding andreeling wire disposed for a considerable distance over the ground or elevated therefrom, in such a manner as to avoid kinking and snarling thewire, yet performing the operation with convenient speed of takeup.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent fromthe following description of a preferred embodiment thereof asillustrated in the accompanying drawing and in Which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my improved device installed in position on a tractor, and

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view of the device shown in Figure 1.

As shown, there is a tractor having a chassis frame 4 with a powertake-off shaft 6 mounted on the frame and rotatable by power derivedfrom the tractor engine through a clutch in the usual manner. A pulley 8is secured on the shaft 6 and driven thereby, the pulley having itsperipheral groove arranged for the reception of a V belt H! or otherconvenient form of power transmitting belt.

There are two side rails l2 and 14 secured at their rearward ends 16 tothe tractor chassis frame 4 by means of screws iii. A cross member 20extends across the front of the tractor with its upright sides 22 weldedto the side rails l2 and It, thus providing a rigid support for thewinding device and holding the side rails tilted forwardly upward asshown in Figure 1.

A winding drum 24 is fast on axle shaft 26 which is journaled inbearings 28 carried on side rails l2 and Hi, the protruding end 36 ofthe axle shaft having fast thereon a rotatable pulley wheel 32 groovedfor the reception of the belt If) as shown. Extension rails 34 and 36aresecured to the forward ends 38 of the side rails l2 and 14, withstiffening supports 40 and 42 secured at their ends respectively to theside rails rearwardly of their ends 38 and to an intermediate portion ofextension rails 34 and 36, the stiffening 25 to back away with thetractor.

supports 40 and 42 being so proportioned that the extension rails 34 and36 are tilted downward as shown in Figure 1.

Shafts 44 and 46 bridge across and are secured at their ends to theforward ends respectively of side rails 12 and I4, and extension rails34 and 36 as shown. Guide pulleys 48 and 5c are rotatable on shafts 44and 46, being also slidable longitudinally of the shafts, the pulleysbeing grooved for guiding wire 52 being reeled and the like.

In operation, it is only necessary to leave the tractor stationary andrun the motor, thus rotating the power take-01f pulley 8 and rotatingthe winding drum 24, at a suitable rate of speed to re wind all the wire52 onto the drum 24, the wire being guided around the under side ofpulley 5B and around the upper side of pulley 4B, and thence onto thewinding drum. As the wire is being wound, the guide pulleys 48 and 50slide longitudinally of the shafts 44 and 46, thus guiding the wiresmoothly onto the drum so it is wound in uniform layers. To unreel thewire, it is only necessary to tie one end of the wire to a post and Thedevice is easily modified to fit any tractor by merely changing thedimensions of the portions connectable to the tractor.

Although I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention inspecific terms it is to be understood that various changes may be madein size, shape, materials and arrangement without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. The combination with a tractor including a chassis having a forwardend and a power takeoff displaced rearwardly from said forward end, of aframe comprising side rails secured to opposite sides of said chassisand projecting forwardly beyond the forward end of the chassis, a crossmember extending between and fixed to said side rails and supportablyabutting the forward end of said chassis, a wire winding drum positionedbetween said side rails immediately in front of said cross member, saiddrum comprising a shaft rotatably supported on said side rails, a firstguide shaft supported on and between the forward ends of said side railson a level above the axis of said drum shaft, a first guide pulleyslidably and rotatably mounted on said first guide shaft, extensionrails declining forwardly from the forward ends of said side rails withtheir elevated rear ends secured to said first guide shaft, diagonalbraces fixed to and extendin between said side rails and extension railsbelow the level of said first guide shaft, a second guide shaftsupported on and between the depressed forward ends of said extensionrails on a level substantially below the level of said first guideshaft, and a second guide pulley rotatably and slidably mounted on saidsecond guide shaft, and drive means extending operatively between saidpower take-01f and said drum shaft.

2. The combination with a tractor including a chassis having a forwardend and a power takeofi displaced rearwardly from said forward end, of aframe comprising side rails secured to opposite sides of said chassisand projecting forwardly beyond the forward end of the'chassis,'a' crossmember extending between and fixed to said side rails and supportablyabutting the forward end of said chassis, a wire winding drum positionedbetween said side rails immediately in front of said cross member, saiddrum comprising a shaft rotatably supported on said side rails, a firstguide shaft supported on and between the forward ends of said siderails'on a level' above the'axi's of said drum shaft, a first guidepulley'slidably' and rotatably mounted on said first guide shaft,extension rails declining forwardlyfrom" the forward ends of said siderails with their elevated rear ends secured to saidfirst 'guideshaft,diagonal braces fixed to and extending between said side rails andextension rails below the level of said first guide shaft, a secondguide shaft supported on and between the depressed forward ends of saidextension rails on a level substantially below the level of said firstguide shaft, and a second guide pulley rotatably and slidably mounted onsaid second guide shaft, and drive means extening operatively betweensaid power take-0d and said drum shaft, said first and second guide pulleys being of substantially the same diameter and arranged to supportwire trained rearwardly under said second guide pulley and over saidfirst guide pulley onto said drum in a stretched and uinformly woundcondition.

' LLOYD G. JEFFREYS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,307,611 Webster Jan. 5, 1943FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 110,297 Austria July 25, 1928203,674 Great Britain Apr. 24, 1924 414,532 Great Britain Aug. 9, 1934

